Shipping container



ug- 16, 1?'32a F. Hmmocw SHIPPING CONTAINER .Filed Jan. 24T, 1930 2 shamssheet 1 wfmssis Augm 16, 1932. F. J. Hmocx 1,871,610

SHIFPING CONTAINER Filed Jan. 24, 1930 2, Sheets-Sheet 2 /f ff Patented Aeg. 16, 1932 1 UNITED smvnzs' roeren J, Hancock, orcmnnvrnnnirmlsvnvwm "-SHIPIDTG CONTAINER 4 ppim1=1mf11m1 :anim a4, 1930. semaine. 423,111. i

' invention relates' to shipping com tainers.

t is among the objects of the present invention to provide a novel and improved con- "tainen-which'may be readily transported in knockdown form and assembled to form a containen A further object of the present invention is to provide in a shipping container, an imm proved knockdown wall section including improved meansor securing the members of the wall sectiorftogether, and further including means for protecting the contents against friction with the wooden panels of thewall section. `v

A further object of the present invention 'is to provide a container including improved end members which may be readily attached tothe container without nailing or stapling. A further object of the present' invention isto glrovide :1 -novel and improved container in w 'ch the combination and interrelation of parts issuch that a simple, readily assembled container is provided and one which is tas particularly adapted to the demands of economic manufacture.

Other objects of the present invention will be apparentfroma consideration ofthe' followin specification taken in conjunction with t e accompanying drawings, in which l Figure l is a side elevation, partly broken away, sho-Wing one embodiment of the resent invention in assembled form with t e end members in position;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view, partly broken away, of that form of the invention shown in Fig. 1;

Fig-3 is a plan view ofthe side section in fiat position;

'.F1g. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5. is a detail plan view showing the side'members in cylindrical form and illusm trating their end securement.

The present invention is particularly adapted for use as a containerfor fruit and j vegetables, or the like, and byits improved,

construction provides a container within which the fruit or vegetables ma be shipped without bruising, cutting, or ot er injuries,

such as are usually sustained 'in thefuse of theconventional basket now in use. The presentv invention further provides la sturdy container which may be easily and quickly packed and which includes vertical side walls. whereby maximum receiving space is pro vided with minimumspace 'requiredior the' container, f y Y Referring more particularlytofthe 'drawf ings, the container :includes ajbody formed by the association of adjacent vertical slats 1 10 with outer edge reinforcing Vbands 11.1The slat'sl() are also supported intermediate their ends by'a central reinforcing band 12. v"1f-he body o the receptacle is adapted to beshipped in fiat 'form withlthe ba'lids4 11 and 12 secured to the slats by the conventional nails, staples, or the like, as shownat'lg" P When it is desired to use thecontainer,

the body is bentto form' a cylinder,v the ex- 70 tending ends 14 of the bands 11 and 12 being lapped over the opposite ends of the `bands to which they may be securedby staples 1-7 or the like, whereby Vthe end slats lof the side section are secured in abutting relation.l 25 For cooperation with the bands l1 of the side section, there are provided inner wire securing members l5, which are parallel to the bands 11, being secured on the inner face of the slats 10 by the lsecuring staples 13, as 80 shown more clearly in Fig-4. v When the side section is in cylindrical form, the extended ends'of the wires 15 pass over the outer surface of the opposite ends of the bands 11, as indicated at-16 in Fig. 2, land their terminal 85 ends may, if desired, be associated with the securing staples 17 or otherwise/arranged to assist in securing the side section in cylindrical form. f

For protecting the fruit. from direct con 90 tact with the slats 10, it is preferable to provide a aper or equivalent protectin medium 18. T e protecting member 18, asi ustrated in Fig 4, has its longitudinal ends lapped over the wiresl, whereby it is secured with e5 the wires toprovide protection between the fruit "within the container, and the .slats 10.. It will also be seen that this form of construction provides for the use of the device for grain or other similar material which 106 with the associated protector, if such is used,

between the spaces of the slats 10, as illustrated in Fig. 5, the outwardly bent portions 19 of the wire and protector lyin l' between the spaces of the'slats to provide or the taking up of slack in the bending of the flat side section.

For closing the ends of the cylindrical body, there is provided a pair of end members of improved construction. The device is seen to be double ended andthe end inembers are uniform so that either end may be used as the top of the device, the end .members being similarl secured and similarly removable. The en members include an upper and a lower central cross strip 20 and 21,

` respectively. The upper cross strip 2Q is provided with parallel stripsy 22 on either side, which lie under thev under cross strip 21. The

cross strip 21 is provided with parallel strips 23 on either side, which are7 positioned under both the cross strip 20 and its parallel strips 22. Associated with the extremities of the strips 20 and 22, beveled terminal members 24 are provided, which form in conjunction with similar terminal members 25 carried by the ends of the strips 21 and 23, an internal substantially continuous rim-engagiiig flange for the cover member, the beveled edge of which is adapted to be in supporting contact with the inner surface of the slats 10. It will be understood that the endsof the strips are suitably secured by nailing or stapling to the terminal members 24 and 25, and that, if desired, other securement may be provided betweenthe various strips. For securing the end members to the body, the strips 2O and 21 extend beyond the terminal members 24 and 25, respectively, the extending ends 26 of which are adapted to be received through securing handles 27 which are carried b the edges of the body, it beingl understood t at the strips 20 and 21 are sufficiently flexible to permit them to be iiexed in order to be positioned through the loops From the foregoing it will readily be seen that the present invention provides an improved c lindrical container havin -a side wall section adapted to be shippe in fiat form, together with novel and improved reinforcing means for the side section which may be used for securing the section in cylindrical form, and further provides an improved protector adapted to be carried by the side reinforcing members. It will be understood 'that the present invention is not confined to K the specific structural detailsv herein presented, but that numerous changes,

modifications,and the full use'of equivalents may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as out lined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A container of the class described, comprising, a ybendable wall section including vertical slatsnand longitudinally-extending outer reinforcing strips, said wall section ffurther including inner bendable connecting .protecting material supported y and between said bendable members.

2. A container of the class described, comprising a bendable wall section including vertical slats; and longitudinally-extending outer reinforcing strips, said wall section further including inner bendable. connecting and reinforcing members therefor, one end of said strips extending beyond the end slat to provide or, the overlapping connection thereof with the opposite end of said strips, staples adapted to secure said slats with said strips and said bendable members, and a protector carried byt the inner face of said wall section, said protector comprising a sheet of protecting material supported by and between said bendable members, one of the' longitudinal ends of said protector extendin be ond the vertical sl-ats to overlap said en able members whenthe container is in cylindrical form.

3. A container of the class described, comrising a wall section of cylindrical form, including vertical slats, external securing strips, internal securing wires, and protecting means on the inner faceof said wall section, said protecting means comprising a sheet of protecting material supported by and between said wires.

4. A container of the class described, comprising awall section of cylindrical form, in-

cluding vertical slats, external securing strips, internal securing wires, protecting means on the inner face of said wall section, said protecting means comprisin a sheet of protecting material supported y and be- I tween said wires, and stapling means for connecting together said Wires, slats and strips.

5. A container of the class described, comprisinga wall section of cylindrical form, including vertical slats, external securing strips, internal securing wires, protecting 'u members..

means on the inner face of said wall section -said protecting means comprisin a sheet o 7 .'In a container reinforcin strips at the ends of the vertical slats an so secured thereto, the reinforcing strips extending beyond the ends of the vertical slats,

bendable connecting and reinforcing members secured to the inner ends of the slats,l

and a protector disposed at the inner side of the bendable Wall section and secured to the bendable connecting and reinforcing .mem-v 8. In a container of the class described, a

bendable wall section having vertical slats 3g and longitudinally extending outer reinforcing strips at the ends of the vertical slats and secured thereto the reinforcing strips having ends extending beyond an end vertical slat, bendable connecting and reinforcing members secured to the inner sides of the slats opposite the reinforcing strips, the said reinforcing members having ends extending at the said end wall, the bendable wall being bentv with the'end slats adjacent each other and with the extending ends of the reinforcing members disposed between the extending reinforcing strips and the said reinforcing strips at their other ends, and means to secure the extending ends of the reinforcing strips to their said other ends.

benda-ble wallsection having vertical slats necting together said wires, slats and strips,

.bers and between the reinforcin of the class described, a`

f bendable wall section having vertical slats .and longitudinally extending 9. In a container of 'the class described, a

10. In a container .of the class described, L a bendable wall section having vertical slats and longitudinally extending outer reinforc ing strips at the ends of the vertical slats and secured thereto, the reinforcing strips havin opposite the reinforcing strips and having ends extending at the said end slat, a protector member'disposed at the` inner sides of the slatsY at the inner sides of vthe reinforcing.

members and around the reinforcing memandthe slats, the bendabl'ewall ingbent with the inner slats adjacent each other and members l i g ends extending beyond an end .vertical slat, bendable connecting and reinforcingmem` bers secured to the inner sides of the slats i with the extending ends of the reinforcing Y y 4 members disposed betwn the extending reinforcing strips and the said reinforcing strips at their other-ends, and means to secure the extending ends of the reinforcing strips` vto their said other ends.

11. In a container'of the class described, a bendable wall section having vertical slatsI and longitudinally extending outeri'einforcing st-rips at the ends of the vertical slats and secured thereto, the reinforcing strips having ends extending beyond an end vertical 'I slat, bendable/ connecting and reinforcing members securedV to the inner. sides of thev vslats opposite the reinforcing strips and hav'- ing ends extending at the said end'slat and also 'ends extending at the other end Slat, the f y., bendable wall being bent with the end slats adjacent each other and with the first mentioned ends of the reinforcing members dissed between the said ends of the reinforc# ing strips and the reinforcing'strips at their other ends and with the second mentioned ends of the reinforcing members disposed against the inner sides ofthe reinforcing members adjacent their first mentioned ends, and means tosecure the said ends ofthe reinforcing strips to their other ends. FOSTER J.y HEACOCK.v

and longitudinally extending outer reinforcing strips at the ends of the vertical slats and secured thereto, the reinforcing strips having ends extending beyond an end vertical slat, bendable connecting and.a reinforcing members secured to the inner sides of the slats opipsite the reinforcing. strips -and having en "extending at the'said end slat, a protector member disposed at the inner sides of the slats and secured to the reinforcing meinbers, the bendable wall being bent with the end slats adjacent each other and with the extending ends of the reinforcing members ius " i iusv 

